Tie-press.



R. I. ST. JOHN.

W m PRESS. I APPLICATION HLED APR. 5. 9| 7.

1 247,593 Patented Nov. 20, 191?.

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RAYMOND I. ST. JOHN, OF NEW HAVEN, MICHIGAN.

TIE-PRESS.

Application filed April 5, 1917.

To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, RAYMOND I. S'r. J OHN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Haven, in the county of Macomb and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tie- Presses; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this I specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in presses, and more particularly to apparel presses and what are known as portable tie presses.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a device of this character which will accommodate a plurality of ties. Another object is to provide a device of this character wherein one or more ties may be removed without disturbing the remaining ties.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the tie press.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3-is a detail view of one of the pressing plates.

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the latch for holding the plates together.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by numeral, 5 designates a rectangular base of suitable material, and

having rubber feet 6 forming supports for the base. Hingedly secured together and supported by the base 5 is a plurality of superimposed pressin plates 7, the lowermost of the plates having extensions 8 which are apertured to receive screws 9 for permanently securing the plates to the base. These pressing plates 7 are curved longitudinally and transversely, whereby the pressing plates are nested one within the other. Said plates are curved in order to give rigidity to the same and to provide a surface over which the article may be stretched so as to remove all wrinkles from the surface of same before it is pressed.

Each of the plates 7 is provided adjacent Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2(1 1191?. Serial No. 159,933.

its front edge with a clasp comprising a link 10 hinged thereto and adapted to engage over a lug 10 provided on the adjacent pressing plate, the links 10 and 10 cooperating to provide locking means for locking the plates 7 together and thereby clamping and pressing articles held between adjacent clamping plates. The pressing plates 7 are hingedly connected together by means of hinges 11, each plate carrying a spring plate 13 which is also curved and secured to the respective plates by means of rivets 14. Secured adjacent the under side of each plate 7 and held in spaced relation therewith by engagement with the ends of the spring plates 13 is a piece of cloth 13, which cloth engages the tie of the adjacent pressing plate and forms an. even pressing surface. A finger 15 is carried by one end of the respective pressing plates 7, which finger is adapted to receive a portion of the tie held between adjacent pressing plates and pre vent the tie from being drawn from between the plates when the same is being positioned.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that, when the ties are positioned between the adjacent pressing plates and the upper plate fastened down, said ties are securely held under pressure which consequently removes all wrinkles and creases which are prevalent therein.

What I claim to be new is In a tie press comprising a base, a fixed plate having lugs projecting therefrom and which are secured to said base, a series of superimposed curved pressing plates hinged to one another the lowermost of which is hinged to said fixed plate, a curved spring plate fastened centrally to each of said curved plates on the under surface thereof, and a sheet of cloth upon each plate between which and pressing plates ties to be pressed are adapted to be held, a pivotal catch mounted upon each plate and having a socket at its free swinging end and a button upon each plate adapted to be engaged by said socket, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RAYMOND 1. ST. JOHN.

of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

